Devotional: God brings Abraham out from among his family...

God brings Abraham out from among his family
and sets him on a certain path. When it comes down to it, every- one has to undergo his own exodus. He not only has to leave the place that nurtured him and become independent, but has to come out of his own reserved self. He must leave himself behind, transcend his own limits; only then will he reach the Promised Land, so to speak-the sphere of freedom, in which he plays his part in creation. ...Pope Benedict XVI image